We are seeking an experienced and highly capable Senior Injury Management Advisor to join a large mining services organisation that has gone through extensive growth. This is a pivotal role supporting injury management strategy, workers compensation outcomes, fitness for work decisions, and early intervention initiatives across a diverse national workforce.
The Opportunity
You will play a key role in ensuring injured workers receive timely, compassionate and effective support while balancing operational requirements and legislative compliance.
You will:
• Manage end to end workers compensation and injury management cases across multiple jurisdictions.
• Review and interpret pre employment medical assessments and provide timely fitness for work recommendations to recruitment and operational stakeholders.
• Develop and implement RTW plans in consultation with treating practitioners, insurers, site leaders, and employees.
• Provide expert advice on injury management, workers compensation legislation, fitness for work matters, and complex case strategies.
• Liaise closely with insurers, legal representatives, payroll teams, health providers, operational leaders, safety teams, and human resources.
• Support the management of complex and long tail claims, ensuring appropriate strategies are implemented to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of injury management systems, processes, and reporting frameworks.
Key Priorities
• Drive positive RTW outcomes through proactive case management and early intervention.
• Provide accurate and timely fitness for work recommendations
• Ensure compliance with workers compensation legislation and injury management requirements across multiple jurisdictions.
• Build strong relationships with operational stakeholders
• Deliver high quality documentation, correspondence, reporting, and case management records.
• Assist in the management of complex medical, psychosocial, and fitness for work matters.
About You
You are a confident and commercially minded injury management professional who enjoys working in a fast paced environment and partnering closely with operational teams whicl maintaining excellent record keeping and attention to detail.
You will bring:
• Extensive experience in injury management and workers compensation
• Allied health qualifications in Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Exercise Physiology, Rehabilitation Counselling, or a related discipline.
• Strong knowledge of workers compensation legislation and claims management processes across multiple Australian jurisdictions.
• Demonstrated experience reviewing pre employment medicals and providing fitness for work recommendations.
• Experience managing complex stakeholder relationships and influencing decision making across all levels of an organisation.
Why Apply?
This is an opportunity to join a large national organisation with a significant workforce and a genuine commitment to supporting employee health, wellbeing, and recovery.
You will work alongside experienced professionals, partner closely with operational leaders, and play an important role in shaping injury management outcomes across a complex and diverse business.
If you are an experienced injury management professional looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you can make a tangible impact, we would love to hear from you.
Please apply now or email your CV to sjohnson@thesafestep.com.au.
Senior Injury Management Advisor
Senior Injury Management Advisor
Work Type:
Full Time
Location:
Perth - WA
- Busy environment in a large workforce across multi jurisdications.
- Focus on early intervention and meaningful recovery pathways.
- Must have high levels of experience. Allied health background preferred.
Reference number:
4049469
Date Published:
24-Jun-2026
Contact Name:
Suzi Johnson
Contact Email:
sjohnson@thesafestep.com.au
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